The release of the new cholesterol guidelines on Nov. 10, 2018, shows that the American Heart Association and Co. have doubled down on the cholesterol theory of heart disease and the related notion that statins are the solution to everything. Read More

Stress is one of the major promoters of degenerative diseases. In my book, The Most Effective Ways to Live Longer, I called it one of the “Four Horsemen of Aging”, and in Dr. Sinatra’s and my book, The Great... Read More

Like most relationships, my love affair with Whole Foods started off great. I loved the narrative: three hippies get together in the mid-1980’s to start a store that’s an alternative to “Big Food”—a store devoted to selling foods that actually make a difference to...

Not too long ago, I picked up the Tuesday New York Times and went immediately to an article in the Science section on heart health. Seeing that it was written by Jane Brody, I felt the all-too-familiar knot in my stomach whenever I see her by-line (for reasons...

On Jan 12, 2017, on national television, political pollster and presidential counsel Kellyann Conway uttered a phrase which become an instant classic: alternative facts. Though Ms. Conway probably now wishes she hadn’t chosen those exact words, the truth is that...

As I’ve said many times, lowering cholesterol is easy. Lowering the risk of heart disease, on the other hand, is quite a different matter. Cholesterol just might be the most misunderstood molecule in the whole world. Dr. John Abramson, professor of medicine at...

Not long ago, a medical reporter friend of mine, Lynn Allison, asked me to comment on a recent article in The Daily Mail, the title of which was: MORE experts claim statins are a waste of time. The article went on to say that studies show that cutting cholesterol...

It’s heart health month, the time of year when I typically get apoplectic reading all the bullshit about how important it is for us to check our cholesterol. And with a new class of cholesterol lowering drugs about to hit the market, you can count on aggressive...

A few days ago, on national television, political pollster and presidential counsel Kellyanne Conway uttered a phrase destined to become an instant classic: alternative facts. Though Ms. Conway probably wishes she hadn’t chosen those exact words, the truth is that...

This is the perfect time of year to talk about pumpkin, ‘cause we pretty much ignore it every month but October, November and December. So while it’s fresh in our minds, how about a little reappraisal of this underappreciated gem of a vegetable? Let’s start with...

US News and World Report just published its annual rankings of popular diets. There is a huge problem with these rankings, and anyone who has a GPS will understand why immediately. What has a GPS got to do with diet rankings? Simple. See, a GPS is a dumb, inanimate...

No matter how you felt about our last election, or which candidate you supported, you probably noticed how the two sides seemed able to look at the exact same set of facts and yet arrive at wildly different conclusions. Well, nutrition has a lot more in common with...

Recently, I’ve been thinking about how nutritional supplements go in and out of favor almost as quickly as costume changes at a Britney Spears concert. Sometimes a supplement gets a lot of attention only to quickly fade into yesterday’s news (Red Rice Yeast,...

If you’re trying to figure out whether to use ghee or butter, and you go online looking for information, you’ll easily find a million posts arguing that ghee is superior. Fair enough—I’m a big fan of ghee. But I’m also a big fan of butter. And I don’t think you...

The liver is ground zero for detoxification in the body. It’s also the body’s main fat-burning organ. If it’s not working right, you’re in big trouble. What kind of trouble? Well, fatty liver disease for one. Known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD),...

The saddest thing about this week’s “shocking” revelations regarding the sugar industry is not what the sugar industry actually did but; what’s really sad is that this is the first time most people are learning about it. If you happened to miss the headlines of the...

Join us in celebrating the exciting relaunch of the all new JonnyBowden.com. We are so excited about the new look of my website that we have put together this SUPER GRAND PRIZE package of some of my favorite products-- valued at OVER $500. I hope you enjoy the new...

Diabetes, inflammation and Jonny’s fish tank I’ve been making the case for a long time that inflammation is probably the most important contributing factor to degenerative disease. There’s an inflammatory component to cancer, to obesity, to diabetes, to heart...

Let’s talk about wine. Now, if you know my work, if you’ve read anything I’ve written over the last decade, or you’re at all familiar with my story, you know that I haven’t had a drink since, Read More

I know that it may sound like a little bit of hyperbole but I think by the time you finish reading this, you will agree that these are probably some of the most under-rated substances in the entire world. Read More

This last weekend, I attended a seminar in San Diego, and one of the sponsors was Bulletproof Coffee.
What is bulletproof coffee, you ask? The short answer is that it’s coffee with butter in it (more on that in a moment). Read More